Name: Sounds of Jazz
Uploaded: 2025-11-04T14:41:21.299Z
Duration: 46 min 35 s
Description: From New Orleans to bebop, this episode traces jazz's evolution, from Armstrong and Ellington to Miles Davis's final notes.

Step back into the vibrant 1990s jazz scene with a rare series of performances and interviews capturing some of the genre's most influential artists.

Birdland

Series

A heartfelt, deeply musical exploration of rhythm, struggle, and spirit, this is the story of America's music, told by one of its greatest voices.

A Journey Through American Music

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Denzel Washington explores the passions that shaped the life and sound of jazz great John Coltrane.

Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary

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This concert recording from 1961 is one of the last recordings with two outstanding musicians from Basie’s band.

Count Basie playing at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in 1961

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At the peak of his career Louis Armstrong recorded this film for a TV Show in Australia.

Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia

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London's Steam Down heats up a Parisian jazz stage with their electrifying and critically acclaimed live show.

Steam Down

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Dylan's roots in blues, folk, and protest are unearthed in a sonic road trip through the music that made him.

Down The Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan

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Experience an unforgettable night of improvised jazz fusion with Brooklyn's finest, Snarky Puppy, at the Jazz à Vienne Festival.

Snarky Puppy

jazz

Watch jazz legend Duke Ellington’s sensational 1973 gig in Brussels’ Marni Theatre.

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live

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Jon Batiste brings his interstellar concept album "World Music Radio" to Paris for an unmissable concert featuring vocals from Alani Gibbon.

Jon Batiste at Ground Control

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The Mercury Prize-winning Ezra Collective casts their genre-blending magic on the Ground Control stage in Paris.

Ezra Collective

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Sounds of Jazz

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